Africa Population By Country 1983

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1983, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (80,438,260), followed by Egypt (47,786,402), and Ethiopia (37,740,817). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (64,335).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1983.

You can also see links below for the trend of population for each country.

Data Source: World Bank.

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Africa Population By Country 1983

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Country	Population
Algeria	20558115
Angola	9082983
Benin	4278978
Botswana	1046137
Burkina Faso	7551129
Burundi	4808528
Cape Verde	337654
Cameroon	9215397
Republic of Congo	1950321
Ivory Coast	9272744
Democratic Republic of the Congo	29250963
Djibouti	369553
Central African Republic	2537399
Chad	4979130
Egypt	47786402
Equatorial Guinea	343421
Eritrea	1736160
Eswatini	658957
Ethiopia	37740817
Gabon	811005
Gambia	794525
Ghana	13029836
Guinea	5359814
Guinea-Bissau	869592
Kenya	17846374
Lesotho	1534413
Liberia	2107113
Libya	3718961
Madagascar	9843044
Malawi	7051709
Mali	8034400
Mauritania	1606746
Mauritius	1001691
Morocco	21060696
Mozambique	12073822
Zambia	6381038
Zimbabwe	8098404
Tanzania	21079874
Uganda	14221881
Tunisia	7053800
Togo	3222899
Sudan	19109770
Somalia	6198430
South Africa	32739304
South Sudan	4661574
Sierra Leone	3481646
Senegal	6324504
Rwanda	5905311
Niger	6708644
Nigeria	80438260
Namibia	1037511
Comoros	367233
Sao Tome and Principe	104380
Seychelles	64335

Population Trend of African Countries

Use the following links to see the population trend of the following African countries.